Arjun Erigaisi vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2025
Site Goa IND
Round 5.1
Date 2025.11.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

7k/1pp1R3/5p2/8/P1r2PRP/r5P1/4K3/8 w - - 16 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nd7
  4. 4.Nc3 Ngf6
  5. 5.Qc2 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 Nb6
  7. 7.a4 a5
  8. 8.Be2 Bb4
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Bd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Qe8
  12. 12.Nxc4 Nxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 e5
  14. 14.f3 exd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Be6
  16. 16.Bd3 Rd8
  17. 17.Bxf6 gxf6
  18. 18.f4 Qc6
  19. 19.e5 fxe5
  20. 20.Bxh7+ Kh8
  21. 21.Bf5 Rg8
  22. 22.Bxe6 Qxe6
  23. 23.Rae1 Qg6
  24. 24.Qxg6 Rxg6
  25. 25.Rxe5 Bxc3
  26. 26.bxc3 Rd2
  27. 27.g3 Rh6
  28. 28.h4 Rc6
  29. 29.Rxa5 Rxc3
  30. 30.Rh5+ Kg7
  31. 31.Rg5+ Kh7
  32. 32.Rf2 Rdd3
  33. 33.Kg2 f6
  34. 34.Rg4 Rc4
  35. 35.Re2 Rd7
  36. 36.Re6 Rd2+
  37. 37.Kf3 Rd3+
  38. 38.Ke2 Ra3
  39. 39.Re7+ Kh8
  40. 40.Re8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Re7+ Kh8

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